Obituary: Bill Ben Allen

Bill Ben Allen passed away at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif., Dec. 27 of a severe stroke on Christmas night.
He was born on Sept. 25, 1934, in Salt Lake City, which he always referred to as the “Crossroads of the West.” He was put in an orphanage at a very early age. He lived in foster homes for a number of years before moving to Rangely, where his half-brother lived. He eventually ended…